Hernán Cortés

When Hernan Cortes and his Spanish army arrived in Mexico in 1519, they needed someone to help them translate what the Aztecs were saying in order for them to conquer their land. Upon their arrival, they turned to a young woman named Dona Marina who knew a lot about the land and spoke Nahuatl. In the accounts of both Hernan Cortes and his comrade Bernal Diaz del Castillo in “The Spaniards’ Entry into Tenochtitlan,” both…

taking over ruler Montezuma II in the capital of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs eventually banished the Spanish from Tenochtitlan, but Cortes came back to fight the natives and take over the city in 1521, then went and renamed Tenochtitlan into modern-day Mexico. He spent much of his later years looking for appreciation of his achievements and help from the Spanish royal court. Cortes became friends with a majority of the local people he encountered, but with others he used complete violence to…

civilizations due to religion was one of the many catalysts of their downfall. As the sacrifices rose in an alarming rate, friendships were tested, allegiances were made and trust is re-discovered and lost. The arrival of the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes…

The Age of Exploration contributed to many negative factors from the 15th to 17th century. The Aztecs, Inca and Maya faced many conflicts from the actions of Hernando Còrtes. The trade of slavery grew rapidly and slaves were treated poorly. Another negative result is that the Native Americans suffered abusively under the control of Christopher Columbus and other explorers. As a result, the age of exploration lead to many downfalls in history that cannot be innovated. The Aztecs, Inca and Maya…

The Spanish were led by the conquistador Hernan Cortés, whose goal was to make it to Tenochitilán. The Aztec and Spanish relations grew strained, as the Spanish tried to convert the Africans to Christianity and imprisoned Moctezuma to control the Aztecs and take their gold. Cortés compelled Moctezuma to give his land and treasure to the Spanish, but in the meantime another Spanish fleet had come to challenge Cortés. After the new group of Spaniards landed, a fight between the…

Spaniards Rise to Power, after establishment of New Spain In 1492, Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, led an exploration that would lead to the rise of Spain’s power. The parts that are now known as South, Central, and North America were invaded and then colonized by Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de Leon. After Spain conquered parts of the Americas, it increased their knowledge of new land, also called ‘New World’. Using that knowledge, the Spanish took advantage of the high…

the United States. Los Chinelos have come to represent the national and regional identity of the Mexican people. The history of Los Chinelos is also rooted in the history of Mexico. Hernán Cortés conquested the Aztec Empire in 1521. The Spanish conquest of Yucatan did not happen until 1697; a conquest that Cortés did not get to see in his lifetime.…

Spaniards, and the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, obtained her by defeating a tribe and winning her as a gift. Cortes originally gave Malintzin to one of his captains, unknowing of her value to translate between the Spanish and indigenous people. Upon learning of her value, he then decided to take her back and keep her alongside him as his intermediary. Throughout the conquering of Mexico, Cortes and Malintzin resulted in having a child together, however Cortes took their son, Don Martin,…

and the Inca all have their similarities and differences. There are more differences than similarities. For the Maya their ending was never really discovered. There are some theories but no one is for sure. For the Aztecs they were conquered by Hernan Cortes. Everyone is for sure about that. For the Inca disease came which caused some deaths. The other thing that caused deaths was being conquered. The reason for disease is when the conquistadors came they brought all kinds of disease. Most…

Hernan Cortes was a Spanish explorer conqueror who ventured to the city to Veracruz and into Tenochtitlan, the Aztec empire’s capital. After forming alliances with the enemies of the Aztec empire, he took advantage of Aztec’s weaknesses and conquered the capital in 1521 (Spanish). Artifact 9 shows an event in Spanish conquest where the Spanish, along with their allies, punished an Aztec tribe for hanging a Spaniard (Mexico). Hernan Cortes thought that the Aztecs were…